چمکنا

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*cammakka), from an onomatopoeic 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).[1] Related to چونکنا (cauṅknā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਮਕਣਾ (camkaṇā) / چَمَکنا (camaknā), Gujarati ચમકવું (camakvũ), Marathi चमकणे (ċamakṇe).

Verb

چمکنا (camaknā) (Hindi spelling चमकना)

  1. to shine
  2. to glow

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*camakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چمکنا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.